Lawrence high school seniors earn academic recognition from College Board
Four Lawrence district students — two from Free State High School and two from Lawrence High School — have been awarded special recognition from the College Board.
Four Lawrence district students — two from Free State High School and two from Lawrence High School — have been awarded special recognition from the College Board.
The efforts of students in Lawrence High’s Interpersonal Skills class have not gone unnoticed. Students will be under the bright lights Wednesday when a Special Olympics film crew visits the school.
Jennifer Lawlor, a Lawrence-based academic researcher, has been selected to a prestigious program that recognizes 10 young leaders across the country every year.
Lisa Ball, a science teacher at Lawrence High School, has been awarded the opportunity to participate in an international education exchange program, teaching and learning abroad.
The Lawrence Lions Alumni Association has announced a recently retired teacher, a news reporter and an attorney who served President Obama as the three newest Hall of Honor inductees.
Some Lawrence kids have come up with ideas and taken action this summer to raise funds and create art kits in support of their peers who are in the foster system.
Eudora High School graduate Ling Clobes knows the scary feelings that can accompany a child’s hospital stay. Born with a cleft lip and palate, the teen has undergone a dozen procedures, including double jaw surgery.
Victoria Bell remembers peanut butter cookies and cornbread as the first recipes she ever made by herself. Now, as a rising high school senior, she can see her dream career of one day owning a restaurant or bakery in close reach.
With just more than five weeks until the Aug. 2 election, these four student-activists and leaders have been mobilizing across the state. Meet Rija Nazir, Chloe Chaffin, Donnavan Dillon and Adriana Cazares.
Trumpeter Keith Popiel said he doesn’t usually get jitters before performing, but when he found himself sitting on a historic stage in the nation’s capital among some of the best youth musicians in the country, he realized his musical career had come to a pinnacle moment.
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